Griseo Pinot Gris

The fruit was hand-picked from vines planted in 2004 on Paxton’s Thomas Block, located in the cooler McLaren Alluvium sub-district. De-stemmed, it spent 5 days on skins followed by 6 months elevage on lees in a hand-crafted Vin et Terre French amphora.

• RegionMcLaren Vale, South Australia
• Vintage2023
• TypeWhite Wine
• VarietyPinot Gris
• Variety Composition

  Organic | Biodynamic

• Vegan Friendly✔
• Organic Wine✔
• Volume750ml
• Alcohol Volume12.5%
• Standard Drinks7.4
• ClosureCork
• Vintage Notes

  Low and slow. The 2023 growing season was a time for viticulturalists to show off their impressive skills. From a cold and wet, seemingly never-ending winter to a Spring which seemed like it was still winter, a long, cool Summer which seemed like Spring, challenges were abound. Numerous climatic challenges including cool and windy weather during flowering, one of the wettest Springs for 30 years and even more windy weather in Summer meant that crops were small but our organic and biodynamic farming methods paid off — our vines showed incredible resilience to whatever came their way. A season that was around three weeks late on average and had a much slower ripening period means that 2023 wines show great acid, complex layers of delicate flavours, lightness, brightness, and longevity.

• Tasting Notes

  Paxton 2023 Griseo Pinot Gris Tasting Note.pdf

• Colour

  Copper

• Bouquet

  Not white, nor rose, swirling this wine releases an intricate braid of blood orange, marzipan and Mediterranean herbs growing off a rocky outcrop on an island ridge. The scents weaving a story of a wine that doesn’t conform but unearths its own path

• Palate

  A complex and evolving wine in the glass, much like the progressive realisation of the perpetual nature of the cosmos in the night sky.

• Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential

  Australian summer 24-25. KEEP: 2026

• Vinification

  Griseo, meaning grey in Latin, is a celebration of this enigmatic grape variety, Pinot Gris. Neither white, nor red, existing in the grey area between the two realms. Intertwining old and new, an esoteric exploration of the fine line between earth and vine, reminiscent of the unexplored grey space between our physical form and our cosmic, spiritual existence. Hand-picked by the winemaking team from Thomas Block on the cooler McLaren Alluvium sub-district. De-stemmed, 5 days skin contact and 6 months elevage on lees in a Vin et Terre amphora.

• Music Match

  Grey – Kölsch

• Winemaker

  Ashleigh Seymour